DSM V Diagnosis Overview

Mood Disorders

• Bipolar I: Characterized by manic episodes lasting at least 7 days or by manic symptoms requiring immediate hospital care, often accompanied by episodes of depression.
• Bipolar II: Defined by a pattern of depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes, but no full-blown manic episodes.
• Cyclothymia: Chronic mood disorder with periods of hypomania and depressive symptoms lasting for at least 2 years in adults (1 year in children/adolescents).
• Major Depressive Disorder: Involves persistent feelings of sadness or loss of interest that inhibits daily functioning for at least 2 weeks.
• Persistent Depressive Disorder: Also known as dysthymia, it is a chronic form of depression lasting 2 years or more, with depressive symptoms that are less severe than major depression.

Anxiety Disorders

• Adjustment Disorder: Emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a specific stressor occurring within 3 months of the stressor, lasting no longer than 6 months.
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Characterized by excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, affecting daily functioning.

Psychotic Disorders

• Schizophrenia: Severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, and sense of self, typically requiring a significant duration of symptoms for diagnosis.
• Schizophreniform: Similar to schizophrenia but with symptoms lasting less than 6 months.
• Schizoaffective Disorder: A combination of schizophrenia symptoms and mood disorder symptoms (either depressive or manic).

Feeding and Eating Disorders

• Pica: Persistent eating of non-nutritive, non-food substances over a period of at least 1 month, inappropriate to the developmental level of the individual.
• Tourette's Disorder: A neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.
• Tic Disorder: Involves the presence of multiple motor or vocal tics over a period, but does not meet the full criteria for Tourette's.

Trauma and Stress Related Disorders

• Rumination Disorder: Involves the repeated regurgitation of food, which may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out, lasting for at least 1 month.
• Anorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder marked by restricted food intake, intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image.
• Bulimia Nervosa: Characterized by binge eating followed by purging behaviors to prevent weight gain.

Somatic and Dissociative Disorders

• Factitious Disorder: A condition where individuals intentionally produce or fake physical or psychological symptoms for attention or sympathy.
• Somatic Disorder: Involves one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing and result in significant disruption of daily life, with excessive thoughts or behaviors regarding the symptoms.
• Dissociative Amnesia: Characterized by an inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.

Neurocognitive Disorders

• Delirium: An acute, fluctuating change in consciousness and cognition, commonly caused by underlying medical conditions or substance withdrawal.

Malingering and Related Disorders

• Malingering: The intentional production of false or grossly exaggerated symptoms motivated by external incentives, such as avoiding work or obtaining financial compensation.
• Illness Anxiety Disorder: Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness, often manifesting as excessive health-related behaviors or maladaptive avoidance.

Conversion and Sleep Disorders

• Conversion Disorder: Motor or sensory symptoms affecting voluntary motor functions or sensory functions, incompatible with recognized medical conditions.
• Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep Disorders: Disorders involving disturbances in NREM sleep, impacting sleep quality and daytime functioning.
• Nightmare Disorder: Frequent nightmares causing distress and interruption of sleep.

PTSD and Stress Disorders

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Involves persistent re-experiencing of traumatic events, avoidance of reminders, negative changes in mood and cognition, and heightened arousal for more than 1 month following exposure to a traumatic event.
• Acute Stress Disorder: Similar to PTSD but occurs within 3 days to 1 month after a traumatic event.

Panic and Phobic Disorders

• Panic Disorder: Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks characterized by rapid onset of intense fear or discomfort, often accompanied by physical symptoms.
• Agoraphobia: The fear or avoidance of situations where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of a panic attack.

Developmental and Behavioral Disorders

• Enuresis: Involuntary urination, typically in children, occurring at least twice a week for 3 months.
• Encopresis: Involuntary defecation, typically in children, occurring in inappropriate places, also requiring frequency criteria for diagnosis.
• Reactive Attachment Disorder: Affected children show disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness due to insufficient care.
• Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder: A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults.

Attention and Conduct Disorders

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A pattern of angry or irritable mood, argumentative or defiant behavior lasting at least 6 months, exhibited towards authority figures.
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Severe temper outbursts occurring 3 or more times a week in children and adolescents, combined with persistently irritable or angry mood.
• Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Recurrent outbursts of verbal or physical aggression that are disproportionate to the situation.
• Conduct Disorder: A range of antisocial types of behavior displayed in childhood or adolescence, violating the rights of others or societal norms.

Psychotic and Cognitive Disorders

• Brief Psychotic Disorder: Sudden onset of psychotic symptoms lasting at least 1 day but less than 1 month, with eventual return to premorbid functioning.
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: A developmental disorder affecting communication and behavior, presenting difficulties in social interaction and restricted or repetitive behaviors.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Characterized by intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety related to the obsessions.

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